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intervallmäßig

English translation: cycling operation

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German term or phrase:	intervallmäßig
English translation:	cycling operation

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17:46 Jul 6, 2009

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German term or phrase: intervallmäßig

A patent for a vaporization system for brine that forms on dump sites:

"Insbesondere ein intervallmaessiger Betrieb kann sich empfehlen, wenn ein wesentlicher Teil der Verdunstung erst and der Haldenoberflaeche erfolgen soll."

lmulter
United States

cycling operation

Explanation:
Cycling operation can be recommended ...

Cycling operation provides the greatest way to realize energy
savings as inlet air temperature drops.
http://www.zeks.com/PDF/ZEKS HeatSink 75-2400.pdf
(7.070 Google hits)

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Johannes Gleim
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cycling operation

Johannes Gleim

3 +1

intermittent operation

Cilian O'Tuama

3 -4

moderate interval

spielenschach1

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some compositions with -mäßig

Johannes Gleim

How to type German Umlauts

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moderate interval

Explanation:
http://www.google.pt/search?hl=pt-PT&rlz=1R2GGLL_en&q=modera...

Mäßig - adj moderate

spielenschach1
Portugal
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cycling operation

Johannes Gleim
Germany
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intervallmäßiger Betrieb intermittent operation

Explanation:
where the waste is allowed to "rest", as opposed to "continuous operation", where it's not.

there might be a better term, but I reckon that's what it means.

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
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32 mins

Reference: some compositions with -mäßig

Reference information:
..
unscheduled adj. außerplanmäßig
bankable adj. [bank.] bankmäßig
negotiable adj. [bank.] bankmäßig
instructional adj. befehlsmäßig
makeshift adj. behelfsmäßig
provisional adj. behelfsmäßig
professional adj. berufsmäßig
..
to mass-produce fabrikmäßig herstellen
to operate according to time-table fahrplanmäßig verkehren
to run according to time-table fahrplanmäßig verkehren
to arrive on schedule [aviat.] flugplanmäßig eintreffen
to apply evenly gleichmäßig auftragen
to apportion sth. etw.Akk. gleichmäßig zuteilen
..
more entries found (except for intervallmäßig" at
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

Johannes Gleim
Germany
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German
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8 hrs

Reference: How to type German Umlauts

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How to type German Umlauts
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